Television is far too often an abandoned wasteland of poorly developed female characters. But there are a few bright spots these days — namely, the bosses. Turns out, when you take a good look, there are a few women in charge worth cheering for on T.V., after all.
What, don’t you watch an inordinate amount of T.V.? Are you one of those people who actually reads? Okay, yea, you’re here so you probably do (please don’t leave). But still, picturing your life as a T.V. show is fun. And imagining what you’d be like working for a T.V. boss is even more fun. And sure, we’re not the first to point out how many great female bosses there have been on T.V. lately, but we’d like to introduce to you a new cocktail party game: Which female T.V. boss would you most want to work for? And what does that pick say about you?
The guidelines for nominees: they have to be women, they have to be bosses and they have to be awesome in one regard or another. For the most part, the nominees are all currently on the air (with the exception of one or two who were too great to leave off the least — please forgive our fudging).
So, are you a Liz Lemon devotee? A Jo Bennet apologist? Do you watch way too much T.V. like I do? Let’s play!
No mention of the Brennan/Cam female boss combo on Bones? So many “manipulative” and “conniving” women here, how about more that are just straight-up good at their jobs and at managing their underlings?
Anonymous
Oh man, I have more than a few ladies who wanted to see Bones on this list! I’ve only seen Bones once, so I didn’t feel qualified to gauge. Maybe I’ll do another list down the road and have some Bones people in the mix :)
In the meantime, I think I need to be Netflixing!
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Diane Lockhart from The Good Wife. She’s a successful attorney who’s name comes first on the masthead. She can be a great mentor. She survived an attempted overthrow by the boys and turned the tables on them to keep control of her law firm. She is a leading liberal who could go into politics or get a job on the bench if she was so inclined. The only con is that she dates a conservative though, on the plus side, she doesn’t change her views to appease her guy.
Sallysheldonlaw
The new Canadian show by the former Trailor Park Boys has a woman boss played by the hilarious Amy Sedaris. The show is called Drunk & On Drugs Happy Funtime Hour & Sedaris plays a cable news boss named K Money. At one point she says to a teenage focus group, “Why don’t you go do what teenagers do & whack off on each others backs.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_CIPKMOXHLA5KG34HMH55OXHCVM Angel H.
Hey, now! If characters from cancelled shows were elligible, then why not Capt. Janeway and Lt. Van Buren?
Christy
Yes! Brenda Leigh! She’s manipulative with the crooks, but always loyal with her team. And hella capable. Love.
Anonymous
Amen to Camille Saroyan! She’s an amazing boss- professional, dedicated, and understanding. It’s a little irritating that so many distinctly ruthless women are on here, because I sure as hell wouldn’t want to work for them. Cam, on the other hand, would be an amazing boss, if I could get over the fact that I’d be working in the Forensics Division (NOT my cup of tea).
Emily
… cold war survivor?
Anonymous
Who came up with the idea for this article? - probably some cunt on the Mediaite staff.
http://twitter.com/kathy_kitt ksqared
Have you thought about moderating some of the comments. The rude, crude and off topic stuff on Mediaite is the reason I don’t even try to participate on their comments sections.
Erin Macdonald
CJ Cregg as Chief of Staff in the West Wing (again, not on anymore). I loved watching that woman become an amazing boss.
Anonymous
Thanks for flagging — we do our best to moderate but sometimes a couple slip by us. I’ll take a look around and amend where needed. Also, please feel free to email any concerns or comments to tips@thejanedough.com!
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